Everything we wrote on today's Kavanaugh hearing, all in one place

Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh angrily defends his reputation during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court.(Photo: MICHAEL REYNOLDS, EPA-EFE)

On Thursday, a soft-spoken Christine Blasey Ford and a defiant Brett Kavanaugh testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about Ford's claim that the Supreme Court nominee sexually assaulted her some 35 years ago.

She's 100 percent certain. He vehemently denies her claims. The committee is scheduled to make their decision Friday.

Ford testified first on Thursday. Then Kavanaugh. All our coverage on both testimonies is below in that order, sorted by what each said, how senators and others responded and the many eyebrow-raising moments that occurred.

Christine Ford gets emotional as Sen. Kamala Harris thanks her for being "a true patriot in fighting for the best of who we are as a country."
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